Eastern Towhees - Male and Female

As Springtime has progressed these birds are becoming less and less bothered by my presence and have finally allowed me to capture both genders. Some of you may recognize the "habitat" in which these were captured. There's also a twist at the end!

Female

1.

You one lucky man! It's hard for me to find one Towhee, let alone a pair. Congrats on getting beautiful images of the Mister and Missus. She is GORGEOUS! I really like #3. The flower setting in the last one is awesome! Great work as usual Steve.

Beautiful, gorgeous shots, Steve! Hard to tell about the eye color, the second last is quite red, maybe the light is affecting the tint in your last image. And what BIG eyes they have!

Excellent set of towhees... such unique colored bird and a joy to observe... all the images are great, but that third image of the female is my favorite, lovely detail.

Dave

What a great looking pair of birds. I like the habitats you captured them in very much. All are nicely done Steve, but that third shot is special. I look forward to more photos as more and more birds get used to you!

great set steve.

You've made yourself some very nice looking friends. Great pics.

Such beautiful birds. Although I think, like I do with the Cardinals, that the female is the prettiest of the two. Image #3 stands out for me, but all are wonderful. This is a great set, Steve.

super series, Steve - well done

Steve,
#3 and #8 for me--great DOF on both, nice BG and bokeh, sharper/slightly more in focus than the rest of the set on my monitor. Will look forward to more...

cfcRebel wrote in post #14204703
You one lucky man! It's hard for me to find one Towhee, let alone a pair. Congrats on getting beautiful images of the Mister and Missus. She is GORGEOUS! I really like #3. The flower setting in the last one is awesome! Great work as usual Steve.

Thank you Fee for your nice compliments. These guys/gals are all over my neighborhood so it was just a matter of time.

Wallace River wrote in post #14204714
Beautiful, gorgeous shots, Steve! Hard to tell about the eye color, the second last is quite red, maybe the light is affecting the tint in your last image. And what BIG eyes they have!

I appreciate it Ian very much. I'll have to go after the last guy again and get better lighting. Don't know the genetics, but maybe it's a hybrid?

dbriz wrote in post #14204727
Excellent set of towhees... such unique colored bird and a joy to observe... all the images are great, but that third image of the female is my favorite, lovely detail.

Dave

I'm glad you liked them Dave and thanks as always for the nice comments. #3 seems to be the consensus pick.

Diamond Lil wrote in post #14205318
What a great looking pair of birds. I like the habitats you captured them in very much. All are nicely done Steve, but that third shot is special. I look forward to more photos as more and more birds get used to you!

Thank you Lillian for your kindness and support. I hope a lot more become comfortable w/me too -

catsith wrote in post #14207297
great set steve.

I appreciate it Tina. Glad you found `em.

Northontguy wrote in post #14207572
You've made yourself some very nice looking friends. Great pics.

Thanks N-O-T (that's short for Northontguy BTW)! They are quite handsome aren't they.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #14207961
Such beautiful birds. Although I think, like I do with the Cardinals, that the female is the prettiest of the two. Image #3 stands out for me, but all are wonderful. This is a great set, Steve.

Very much appreciated Levina. The colors of both males and females are striking, and have proven to be quite the exposure challenge. I always keep you in mind when doing black and white birds -

dgraham329 wrote in post #14208378
super series, Steve - well done

You're very kind Dean, and it's always appreciated.

stoshdwalshphotography wrote in post #14208957
Steve,
#3 and #8 for me--great DOF on both, nice BG and bokeh, sharper/slightly more in focus than the rest of the set on my monitor. Will look forward to more...

I appreciate your nice comments Stosh; again #3 seems to be the crowd favorite!

Beautiful set Steve, like most everyone else, I only see them on the ground and only for a few days, if I'm lucky yours down there will be here this weekend and get some shots as good as these, Well done sir!

Very nice set of this attractive little bird Steve.

BGgraphy wrote in post #14210150
Beautiful set Steve, like most everyone else, I only see them on the ground and only for a few days, if I'm lucky yours down there will be here this weekend and get some shots as good as these, Well done sir!

Thanks for the kind words Bret. I'm not sure I can spare these, but I'll send ya some that look just as good - . I know you'll capture them admirably.

Joe52 wrote in post #14210182
Very nice set of this attractive little bird Steve.

Much appreciated Joe. I think they're very handsome too.

Excellent set Steve, both of them very nicely captured. For some reason its only the male that I always see, I need to be on the look out for the females also